Synthaholic
Diamond Member
This is the story filed on the day of the bombing, October 23, 1983. It appeared in the next day's paper, as you can see at the top of the page.
Beirut Death Toll at 161 Americans; French Casualties Rise in Bombings; Reagan Insists Marines Will Remain
BUILDINGS BLASTED
Truck Loaded With TNT Wrecks Headquarters of a Marine Unit
Washington, Oct. 23 - President Reagan, voicing outrage over the ''despicable'' destruction of the Marine Corps headquarters in Lebanon, called on the nation today to be more determined than ever to keep a force in that country and resist ''the bestial nature of those who would assume power.''
The President, plunging into a day of emergency strategy meetings on the bombing, denounced the unidentified forces behind the attack and said the nation ''must be more determined than ever that they cannot take over that vital and strategic area of the earth.''
Administration officials, emphasizing that there would be no change in the United States' military role in Lebanon, said there was ''circumstantial evidence'' that fanatic terrorists aligned with Iran may have been responsible for the truck bomb that razed the four-story Marine Corps headquarters in Beirut, leaving 161 dead and 75 wounded.
The White House spokesman, Larry Speakes, said this evening that the Administration was also ''looking into'' Syria's possible role in the incident, but he did not cite any evidence.
No Dramatic Moves Anticipated
Official spokesmen stressed that no dramatic countermoves by the military were anticipated.
In the aftermath of the attack, legislators from both parties said the Administration must redefine and clarify the role of its troops and their long-range mission in the Middle East.
The troops, who were fired on by snipers even as they rescued the wounded at the Marine headquarters, have been drawing sniper fire from areas near their base at the Beirut airport for weeks. There have been reports that Palestinian guerrillas who have returned to the Beirut area were responsible.[/quote]
OK - so far Reagan has ruled out any military response - ON THE DAY OF THE ATTACK!
And these Marines had been under attack for WEEKS prior to the bombing.
Let's continue . . .
Beirut Death Toll at 161 Americans; French Casualties Rise in Bombings; Reagan Insists Marines Will Remain
BUILDINGS BLASTED
Truck Loaded With TNT Wrecks Headquarters of a Marine Unit
Washington, Oct. 23 - President Reagan, voicing outrage over the ''despicable'' destruction of the Marine Corps headquarters in Lebanon, called on the nation today to be more determined than ever to keep a force in that country and resist ''the bestial nature of those who would assume power.''
The President, plunging into a day of emergency strategy meetings on the bombing, denounced the unidentified forces behind the attack and said the nation ''must be more determined than ever that they cannot take over that vital and strategic area of the earth.''
Administration officials, emphasizing that there would be no change in the United States' military role in Lebanon, said there was ''circumstantial evidence'' that fanatic terrorists aligned with Iran may have been responsible for the truck bomb that razed the four-story Marine Corps headquarters in Beirut, leaving 161 dead and 75 wounded.
The White House spokesman, Larry Speakes, said this evening that the Administration was also ''looking into'' Syria's possible role in the incident, but he did not cite any evidence.
No Dramatic Moves Anticipated
Official spokesmen stressed that no dramatic countermoves by the military were anticipated.
In the aftermath of the attack, legislators from both parties said the Administration must redefine and clarify the role of its troops and their long-range mission in the Middle East.
The troops, who were fired on by snipers even as they rescued the wounded at the Marine headquarters, have been drawing sniper fire from areas near their base at the Beirut airport for weeks. There have been reports that Palestinian guerrillas who have returned to the Beirut area were responsible.[/quote]
OK - so far Reagan has ruled out any military response - ON THE DAY OF THE ATTACK!
And these Marines had been under attack for WEEKS prior to the bombing.
Let's continue . . .
